Children at Risk and Oral Health, The Dental Record Study

NCT05772962 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Children at risk
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objectives of this retrospective dental record study, are to increase knowledge of the oral health, - history and -needs of children enrolled at the Childrens Advocacy Centers (CAC)by:

• assessing if it is possible to identify oral indicators of child maltreatment.
• assessing if and to what degree the children enrolled at CAC are in need of close, adapted and trauma sensitive treatment and follow up at the Public Dental Health Service (PDHS)
• assessing if there is a need for new routines in terms of interdisciplinary collaboration and sharing of information between CAC, Child Welfare Services (CWS) and PDHP. By increasing knowledge in regard to child maltreatment and oral health, the study will raise PDHS and CAC ability to prevent, detect and help children being victims of maltreatment, and contribute to strengthen PDHS, CAC and CWS interdisciplinary interaction for the benefit of children at risk.

Conditions

Child Neglect; Child Abuse; Child Maltreatment

Keywords

Oral health; Dental health service; Childrens advocacy center; Prevention; Detection; Collaboration

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Oral health and history

  Assess if there are differences in oral health and history between children enrolled at CAC and the control group

  2022-2024

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Need for facilitated dental treatment and follow up in the PDHS

  2022-2024

Study Arms (2)

Children enrolled at CAC

Information regarding oral health will be gathered from the public dental health records of children enrolled at CAC.

Children not enrolled at CAC

Information regarding oral health will be gathered from the public dental health records of children that have not been enrolled at CAC. This is a control group, matched by age and gender.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 0 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Children being between 0-18 years old at the time they are enrolled at CAC, and a matched controllgroup.

You may qualify if:

• Children enrolled at CAC
• Control group matched by age and gender

You may not qualify if:

• Children with developmental disorders that affect oral health
• Children with mental retardation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The public dental health service Vestland Norway: collaborator
• Oral Health Center of Expertise Rogaland, Norway: collaborator
• Childrens advocacy center Bergen Norway: collaborator
• Oral Health Centre of Expertise in Western Norway: lead

Study Sites (1)

Oral Health Centre of Expertice Western Norway

Bergen, Vestland, 5865, Norway

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Ingfrid Vaksdal Brattabø, PhD

  Oral Health Centre of Expertice, Western Norway

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Ingfrid Vaksdal Brattabø, PhD

CONTACT

+47 92487155; ingfrid.vaksdal.brattabo@vlfk.no

Karin Goplerud Berge, PhD

CONTACT

karin.goplerud.berge@vlfk.no

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 21, 2022
• First Posted: March 17, 2023
• Study Start: December 5, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2028
• Last Updated: January 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Locations

NO (1)